September 8, 2010

Pennypickle’s New Addition

Pennypickle’s New Addition

There was an air of excitement outside Professor Pennypickle’s Imagination Workshop last Monday. The varied assortment of Temecula and Murrieta VIPs were murmuring and joking with each other. “Do you know what’s going on?” “I don’t know what’s going on.”  All anyone knew was that they were summoned, by invitation, to an event at one of Temecula’s most loved landmarks. Although jeans were recommended, people were dressed for a special occasion. There was a festive atmosphere, as patrons waited for the doors to  open, at 6:30 sharp, and not a moment sooner. Once the doors were … [Read more...]

Pennypickles at the Imagination Workshop

Pennypickles at the Imagination Workshop

By Juliet Grossman Recently, my stir-crazy three year old and I grabbed headed out with her co-op preschool class for a field trip to Old Town Temecula’s award-winning children’s museum, Pennypickle’s. Walking up the creaky wooden steps through the heavy metal doors into the historic old structure that houses the museum is like entering a cockeyed world of crazy clocks, mixed up gears, and funny gadgets.  The museum doubles as the “home” of the fictional Professor Phineas T. Pennypickle, PhD, a mad scientist who loves to share his inventions with his young visitors. Every room in Pennypickle’s … [Read more...]